Warrwa
Warrwa was a Nyulnyulan language once spoken in Australia.
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The Warrwa language is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language which was formerly spoken in the Derby Region of Western Australia near Broome, Western Australia. It may have been a dialect of Nyigina. It was also known as Warrawai or Warwa.
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Words in Warrwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wamba* | |
| name | nilawal* | |
| eye | narda* | |
| ear | liwa* | |
| nose | Nuni* | |
| tongue | yaNala5* | |
| hand | mala* | |
| blood | gunbulu* | |
| bone | ga5Ti* | |
| breast | Naman* | |
| water | wila* | |
| fire | TuNku* | |
| sun | kirdi* | |
| stone | wanaNari* | |
| tree | balu* | |
| leaf | wirwi5* | |
| night | Nura* | |
| dog | yila* | |
| fish | dTarmuNga* | |
| one | wa5Tari* | |
| two | kuTara* | |
| I | Nayu* | |
| you | Tuwa* | |
| we | yara* | |
| drink | kuN* | |
| see | Tala* | |
| hear | lara* | |
| come | bula* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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